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Highway Statistics Series

Highway Statistics 2023


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Public Road Length - 2023 (1)
  Miles by Ownership and Federal-Aid Highways
    National Summary

November 19, 2024

Table HM-16
OWNERSHIP FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS NON-
FEDERAL-AID
HIGHWAYS
TOTAL
NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM OTHER TOTAL
INTERSTATE OTHER TOTAL
Rural:
State Highway Agency 27,931 97,344 125,276 305,036 430,311 225,730 656,042
County 0 404 404 216,251 216,655 1,317,113 1,533,768
Town, Township, Municipal (2) - 156 156 10,650 10,806 514,615 525,421
Other Jurisdictions 1,232 422 1,654 2,975 4,629 75,139 79,767
Federal Agency - 91 91 6,442 6,532 147,282 153,815
Total Rural 29,163 98,417 127,580 541,353 668,933 2,279,879 2,948,812
Small Urban Areas:
State Highway Agency 2,858 12,990 15,849 19,942 35,791 6,431 42,222
County - 120 120 12,437 12,557 42,942 55,499
Town, Township, Municipal (2) - 572 572 24,831 25,403 109,819 135,222
Other Jurisdictions 106 32 137 125 262 1,822 2,083
Federal Agency - 8 8 100 107 816 923
Total Small Urban Area 2,964 13,722 16,686 57,434 74,119 161,830 235,949
Urbanized Areas:
State Highway Agency 15,377 41,539 56,916 47,639 104,555 26,482 131,037
County 1 4,170 4,171 50,888 55,059 155,560 210,619
Town, Township, Municipal (2) 17 13,313 13,330 116,072 129,402 550,123 679,524
Other Jurisdictions 1,178 1,000 2,178 699 2,877 5,770 8,647
Federal Agency - 93 93 278 370 4,213 4,583
Total Urbanized Area 16,572 60,116 76,688 215,576 292,263 742,147 1,034,410
Total Urban:
State Highway Agency 18,235 54,529 72,765 67,581 140,346 32,913 173,259
County 1 4,291 4,291 63,325 67,616 198,502 266,118
Town, Township, Municipal (2) 17 13,885 13,902 140,903 154,805 659,942 814,747
Other Jurisdictions 1,283 1,032 2,315 824 3,139 7,591 10,730
Federal Agency - 100 100 377 478 5,029 5,506
Total Urban 19,536 73,837 93,373 273,010 366,383 903,977 1,270,360
Total Rural and Urban 48,699 172,254 220,953 814,363 1,035,316 3,183,856 4,219,172

(1) Includes the 50 States, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia. May differ from other tables; excludes unknown ownership mileage.

(2) Prior to 1999, municipal was included with other jurisdictions.

 

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